Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-06-17
RANDOLPH MACON.
1BE LAST DAY OF THE COMMENCE
MINT EXERCISES.
Address Before the literary sooieties--
The Degrees and the Prizes
The Trustees.
correspondence Of the Richmond pi,pa,chl


ASHLAND, June 10. 1887.
the commencement exercises were con.
tuucd To-day bv an address before the
franklin aud NasMogt0d literary sOcic.
uC, hy Rev. BISHOP \. W. Wilson. who
was press q into service m a late moment
erd given buN time for preparation. After
thc address q college song fgdulcq,.iS
iU'g) vas sung hy The Gice CHh-,olo
3.d oaofU,-NE .. 7. nowison leading
VIII dCCltcd success. Th~choru,-
CsuIeemus iri;pr luvcncs dunn sumus.
ts.irasnus intur. .lGyoEo. dun sumgs.
los. '-tnt dam duVeptiom, Post molesam
.eno.tu;Cm.
Hostatc.t lOmuS Nos habcbH hunus-
vs. -p'cnhaN rendered. and song and
chorus were hvluiy arpltufc1 by thc au.
Ooa', h 100 'I.lauqua stylc. by the
waving ot iuv> 9uG haadkcTchiefS. Later
oNE< ttf morning cNcrtpc~ the Gle
c., also >fpg " Alma Mater" greatly n
tlc pleasure of the audience. The Glcc.
CUh songs h1Nc proved not the Ie1st lt-
trs,t.'c faiuIoS ot the commencement
exercises.
Preslt,ut W. W. Smith then read long
E,tot names 70 those who had won distinc.
lions 40 tsc lower classes, and then an.
nouuccd The following as graduate, with
drcrCeS, and in TIE several schools:
Ma>tC, oi ATiS: \. Il. Davis and l.. II.
a'a0 'nes. Virginia.
Bachelor Of Arts: Z. W. Bowen, George
Sl.p.ct. Mary lana; J. l.. Bruce. f. T..
Hu1'. j. l.. Patton. II. Il. Pcmbcrlon, and
George {. E.dcood, virginia.
GRADUATES ~ SCHOOLS.
T,,rcA; \. Il. Taylor and Il. Y. Maryc,
tr,k: ". C. walden. Jr., q. II. Elv,
Jr.. }. II. Eijicb, Jr., aud J. G.. Martin,
cir. NlrIir.s
German: ". {. Naton, Jr.. j. ;. Rich.
,o0, G.. II. R.y. j. {. Martin. Z. Il.
v .ir e, and t.. C. iofcmc1. Virginia.
lstiu W. {. y. den, Jr. u. Il. Easter.
Nary lsnd; }. Il. G.ldich, Jr., !. !. LeAke.
y. -. Macon; T. ". BoWco, Maryl ma; y.
B. Hart ~ Nor,h Carolina; }. :. Richard.
sou. >. ;. Bruce Virginia; j. l.. Shiplcy,
Mstyhnd; g. n. Raw, jr, T. +. Hunt. II.
*. P.mtcIton. i. 3. Wmirec, Virginia
D. ". DeL,3r, south Carolina; A. IL.
Iay.o: and l.. y. " IN, Virginia.
th,mi try: L. ". Bowen, Marvland
HE. Penh r'ol. =. ". Eason, PluI Petit,
&C. Uauug. -. u. Crenshaw, l.. :. Bin
coz. l.. {. Bailey. Virginia i. {. Dolly,
Maryland; j. l.. Patton. T.. {. Foreman,
g.. D. ThVTmfn. ". ID. Cardwell. l.. W.
%. West Virginia.
HONORARY DEGREE.
Ucc'0ro Of Divinity: Rev.P. \. Peterson,
giuis.
T.eprc>ident delivered with an effective
.ddrc,, the dIu'omas Of the degree gradU-
3Ic,, the iacV v and 'II,tecS Standing on
hcro>trvm iro-rng the young masters and
bachelors. While The recipients Of the
. Il t,.f,
applause and many flowers and cOngrItu-
Iti1u,. Itcr il proved that be who won a
I-I especially the Sutherln mcdll-waS
nor" Wild'y chcered
special medals and prizes were awarded
81. N.. Ityton Witfrcc for excellence aS q
2tr13,t The President. IN delivering
medal, ,i,t Il that the recipient had
VOL o'lCv distinctions, and thit no college
.. &. s1d been ueSl ciCd 0} him in his c1n-
-.>''.r iai, prize.
T.. "N4ron Greek priz went 20 j.
a.. faicb. y ., of Richmond; the mithe-
u1-..l fii.. o. =. J. Leake, o. Ashland.
. "Paac NeG1l,' for excellence m
ff-.-l couu itaD, went - }. {. Mar
.1.Ir. Ior 20" ic.t contributions 10 the
Ir ..Nac. NotHir &. +. sheriff
@ Narh Croiiu9, 3ld l.. W. De Leon, Of
south Clolua.
Tlc prizes given by toe Elrly English
Text society o. London snd the ' New
Shakespeare society OF London were
4Haraed 90 George >hipiey. ~ Maryland,
sud {. r. Sheriff., OF North Carolina. II
vii ue remembered that these prizes are
.4,tu t1I Tie encouragement 81 the stuiy
4 English. and are granted 10 but very
f,N institutions lu tnl> country pv the
London societies.
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